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"the new york post" reports two washington wizard players, gilbert arenas and ja varis crittenton drew guns on each other during an argument. according to the post, it began when arenas refused to pay a gambling debt to crittenton. it's not clear if any other wizard players saw the confrontation but "the post" says wizard officials didn't even notify the league about the incident until the paper made inquiries. d.c. police are now investigating. . >>> there's a lot of rumors going around. sorting rumors from fact will take some time. there is an investigation under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizards released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation very seriously. >>> iraq says it's filing a lawsuit against five u.s. security guards. on thursday, a federal judge threw out manslaughter charges against five employees of blackwater. they were accused of killing 17 iraqi citizens in 2007 in a massive shoot-out in baghdad. the judge said the government improperly compelled the guards to make statements about the incident, which violated their
"the new york post" reports two washington wizard players, gilbert arenas and ja varis crittenton drew guns on each other during an argument. according to the post, it began when arenas refused to pay a gambling debt to crittenton. it's not clear if any other wizard players saw the confrontation but "the post" says wizard officials didn't even notify the league about the incident until the paper made inquiries. d.c. police are now investigating. . >>> there's a lot...
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horizon bank of bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by washington savings and federal loan association in seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than $500 million in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> this weekend, las vegas is a high tech haven. firms are showing off their trendiest smart books, laptops and lots of other devices. hln's joe carter is there and takes a look at something that soon you may not be able to do without. >> reporter: we're in las vegas. it's not just gambling this week. it's all about the gadgets. the technological world has come here to unveil their hottest projects for 2010, the smartphones, the pcs. the gaming. let's go check it out. so what is this? >> it's a k-3 wind and solar charger. it charges any of your small electronic devices, cell phones, ipods. >> reporter: so i can plug my iphone into this device, stick it outside an
horizon bank of bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by washington savings and federal loan association in seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than $500 million in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> this weekend, las vegas is a high tech haven. firms are showing off their...
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they get to washington and that bubble they live in surrounded by lobbyists, surrounded by the powerful people who have been there forever, like pelosi, harry reid, the list goes on and on and on. >> there are republicans that have been there a long time too. >> caller: yes, yes. so much right now you hear about the democrats, wee not hearing about the republicans, but all these people have been in power and have true power and they go in and say, okay, this is what you're going to do because if you don't, we are going to cut you off at the knees. >> i hear you, kristin. i want to move on because we're out of time but i get your drift. i think you say that they think they have an agenda and think they're going to be different. once they get there and are surrounded by the power, they find out it's a totally different game. thank you, kristin. chuck, what's on your page. >> got one from diane who says if it was televised not only could we see the obstructionists fighting it but also the sheeplings only going along because they're from the same flock as the herdmaster. >> nice, diane, kee
they get to washington and that bubble they live in surrounded by lobbyists, surrounded by the powerful people who have been there forever, like pelosi, harry reid, the list goes on and on and on. >> there are republicans that have been there a long time too. >> caller: yes, yes. so much right now you hear about the democrats, wee not hearing about the republicans, but all these people have been in power and have true power and they go in and say, okay, this is what you're going to...
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they'll return to washington this afternoon. former president clinton is also in attendance and hillary clinton, as you know, is traveling. but, again, joe biden there as he says good-bye to his beloved mother. >>> a new jersey man was kidnapped and taken half way across the country and it may have been a big mistake. investigators say three men tasered ju eeded jeff muller an him and took off driving. they got to missouri when they started having car trouble. they stopped at a convenience store and that's when muller got free. >> i needed to wash my windshield. it was splattered with snow and salt and everything. it was just dirty. and i was washing it. this guy jumped out of the car and starts waving his arms screaming and hollering, help me. get me out of here. drive me out of here, quick. he jumps into the passenger seat. >> the three suspects are facing kidnapping charges. there are their pictures. it's not clear why they wanted to kidnap someone named jeff muller. prosecutors us is spkt they grabbed the wrong guy. >>> a da
they'll return to washington this afternoon. former president clinton is also in attendance and hillary clinton, as you know, is traveling. but, again, joe biden there as he says good-bye to his beloved mother. >>> a new jersey man was kidnapped and taken half way across the country and it may have been a big mistake. investigators say three men tasered ju eeded jeff muller an him and took off driving. they got to missouri when they started having car trouble. they stopped at a...
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he moved to washington state several weeks to go stay with family members. >>> how would you like this deal? take as much time off as you want and get paid for it? that's what the boss of one company in seattle told her employees this week. the ceo of social strata, rosemary o'neil, says when she made the announcement she was sure that her employees would think that they were being punked but this is no job. folks there get unlimited paid leave. that's right. unlimited time off into whatever they want. what's the catch? well, there isn't one. o'neil says her employees are grown-ups and that those who abuse the policy will weed themselves out. by the way, they're not hiring right now. >>> now, your views on this story are really mixed. the more cynical among you, shall we say, are sure the policy will be abused. others are more optimistic. brenda for example posted there on facebook. "i bet their productivity is off of the charts," she says. "you would not want to be fired from a job like that." jean-paul, very passionately disagrees, though saying "that ceo is a fool during times like
he moved to washington state several weeks to go stay with family members. >>> how would you like this deal? take as much time off as you want and get paid for it? that's what the boss of one company in seattle told her employees this week. the ceo of social strata, rosemary o'neil, says when she made the announcement she was sure that her employees would think that they were being punked but this is no job. folks there get unlimited paid leave. that's right. unlimited time off into...
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this particularly in washington state. under current law they lose that right when they're in prison or on parole or probation. a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that restriction violates the federal voting rights act. a group of prisoners claimed that minorities make up a large percentage of the prison population the ban on voting diluted their electoral clout. the conservative evergreen freedom foundation calls it an embarrassment. the state attorney general is deciding his next step. currently maine and vermont allow inmates to vote. do you think they should have the right to vote that is the question, right, richelle? >> that is absolutely the question, christi. people are passionate about this. i would say there are many people who say no, they should lose all their privileges. maybe 65/35. some people really say, you know what, they should not always lose their right to vote let's get to some facebook comments. my mom works in a prison. matt got her opinion on this. i asked what she thinks about this. she says,
this particularly in washington state. under current law they lose that right when they're in prison or on parole or probation. a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that restriction violates the federal voting rights act. a group of prisoners claimed that minorities make up a large percentage of the prison population the ban on voting diluted their electoral clout. the conservative evergreen freedom foundation calls it an embarrassment. the state attorney general is deciding his next step....
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and washington responded. president obama signed an appeal procedure into law last month that allows owners of terminated dealerships to file for arbitration against gm and chrysler. mcdonald, who started working at her father's dealership when she was 16, is preparing to do just that, to try to win back her chrysler dealerships. >> this is what the right thing to do is, so fight for what he's worked so hard for. that's our livelihood. they took it away for no reason at all. >> reporter: despite testifying at the chrysler bankruptcy hearing, and meeting with lawmakers in washington, mcdonald couldn't save her business. all 170 of her employees lost their jobs. >> it's so, so sad. to this day, i just -- i miss them. i'll get teary eyed. it's horrible. >> reporter: gm calls the restructuring of its dealer network extremely painful, but necessary. chrysler's ceo expressed his understanding when we told him about mcdonald. >> i understand her plight. >> reporter: we will see what kind of resolution there may be. d
and washington responded. president obama signed an appeal procedure into law last month that allows owners of terminated dealerships to file for arbitration against gm and chrysler. mcdonald, who started working at her father's dealership when she was 16, is preparing to do just that, to try to win back her chrysler dealerships. >> this is what the right thing to do is, so fight for what he's worked so hard for. that's our livelihood. they took it away for no reason at all. >>...
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he said i'm heading to washington tomorrow. he said maybe the message from his victory is that the people want the power of the government back in their hands. martha coakley, there's a war have words going on between national democrats and the coakley campaign as to who's to blame here. chuck, one thing for sure, her defeat here yesterday in this state should be a wake-up call for democrats. remember, they have large majorities they have to defend in congress in november. what do the voters say? our john king, our chief national correspondent, spoke to a couple of voters yesterday after they cast ballots. take a listen. >> because he's talking out of both sides of his mouth right now. >> there's an arrogance in the party, there's an arrogance that emanates through him, which is -- i know these are pretty strong words, but voting for change and not really seeing it. >> i'm shocked. i mean i'm 37 years old and i don't remember -- i don't think there was a republican senator in my lifetime. >> you know, chuck, a lot of people thi
he said i'm heading to washington tomorrow. he said maybe the message from his victory is that the people want the power of the government back in their hands. martha coakley, there's a war have words going on between national democrats and the coakley campaign as to who's to blame here. chuck, one thing for sure, her defeat here yesterday in this state should be a wake-up call for democrats. remember, they have large majorities they have to defend in congress in november. what do the voters...
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"washington post" columnist. welcome. back to the book and some allegations we were just talking about, the sex tape. what else is out there that's new coming from andrew young in this book. >> well, mostly there's not a whole heck of a lot that's new here it's just textured detail. andrew young's take of what john edwards was like. let's face it, the bombshells are already out there. he had the affair, he had the affair during the campaign, he had the affair during his wife's cancer and as he acknowledged last week he was the father of this child. so, what we're looking at now beyond the sex tape allegations are andrew young saying -- giving other details claiming john edwards brought rielle hunter back to the family home for sex, saying that john edwards was obsessed with his hair, saying that john edwards hated to go to state fairs because he's an atkins dieter and he doesn't like having to chow down with all the regular voters, things like that. these are things that aren't really going to change the storyline anyway.
"washington post" columnist. welcome. back to the book and some allegations we were just talking about, the sex tape. what else is out there that's new coming from andrew young in this book. >> well, mostly there's not a whole heck of a lot that's new here it's just textured detail. andrew young's take of what john edwards was like. let's face it, the bombshells are already out there. he had the affair, he had the affair during the campaign, he had the affair during his wife's...
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well, a reporter at the washington post went out searching for the answer. these are the things that make people the happiest. people who are in helping professions or are doing creative work. some examples they gave, firefighters, clergy, physical therapists are the most likely to describe themselves as happy. how about you? i'm clark howard. for more info on this story, check out my website cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> you can get great consumer advice from clark howard saturday and sundays at noon and 4:00 p.m. on news & views. he'll help you spend less, save more and avoid getting ripped off. pat robert son says haiti's earthquake is the result of a deal with the devil. here's his reasoning for it. >>> so good to see you. you know, there are a few signs of life in the rubble of port-au-prince, haiti. rescuers are reaching survivors. look at this guy. he was trapped under two to three stories of debris at the united nations headquarters. he's free and seems okay. an urban search and rescue team from virginia helped him dig his way out. >> i lost the footi
well, a reporter at the washington post went out searching for the answer. these are the things that make people the happiest. people who are in helping professions or are doing creative work. some examples they gave, firefighters, clergy, physical therapists are the most likely to describe themselves as happy. how about you? i'm clark howard. for more info on this story, check out my website cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> you can get great consumer advice from clark howard saturday and sundays...
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particularly cold in washington, d.c. where the snow continues to fall. we're also looking at philadelphia right at 19. these numbers will drop even further tonight. notice the snow keeps on coming into philadelphia. cape may, new jersey out on the shore. once you head to the south it's an icy mix. so a wintry mix in the forecast for virginia beach. it's stopped snowing in piedmont, but plenty of snow on the ground there. temperatures cold enough for that to stay frozen overnight. unfortunately it's an icy situation aa cross the mid atlantic. certainly just south of the new york area which is also interesting to note. a lot of people are wondering why isn't the storm working up the coastline bringing more snow to new york city, boston, massachusetts. well, high pressure right here is blocking the storm. so it will push it away and out to sea. we have seen improving conditions. eventually the high in the center of the country will slide to the east and we'll see clearing develop. yesterday, heavy rainfall in louisiana. a lot of rain pushing across florida.
particularly cold in washington, d.c. where the snow continues to fall. we're also looking at philadelphia right at 19. these numbers will drop even further tonight. notice the snow keeps on coming into philadelphia. cape may, new jersey out on the shore. once you head to the south it's an icy mix. so a wintry mix in the forecast for virginia beach. it's stopped snowing in piedmont, but plenty of snow on the ground there. temperatures cold enough for that to stay frozen overnight. unfortunately...
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two washington wizard players drew guns on one another during an argument last week. now, according to the post, it began when one refused to pay a gambling debt to the other. it's not clear if other players saw the confrontation, but the post says officials didn't notify the league after the incident. police are now investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. sorting rumors from fact is going to take a lot of time. >> the wizards also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and ongoing investigation very seriously. >>> iraq says it's filing a lawsuit against five u.s. security guards. on thursday, a federal judge threw out manslaughter charges against five employees of black water. they were accused of killing 17 iraqi citizens in 2007. the judge said the government improperly propel led the guard to make statements about the incident. an official for the iraqi government calls the incident an act of murder. iraq is asking the u.s. justice department to appeal the dismissal. is u.s. commander in iraq says the iraqis are looking for jus
two washington wizard players drew guns on one another during an argument last week. now, according to the post, it began when one refused to pay a gambling debt to the other. it's not clear if other players saw the confrontation, but the post says officials didn't notify the league after the incident. police are now investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. sorting rumors from fact is going to take a lot of time. >> the wizards also released a statement saying the...
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that's the focus of demonstrations today in washington. organizers with the march for life will hold a rally at the national mall followed by a march down constitution avenue to the supreme court and to the u.s. capitol. the group is calling for legislators to overturn roe versus wade. >>> as this 31st anniversary of the iranian revolution approaching, there are kaults f calls for a massive demonstration against the government. they continue appearing on social networking sights. the government has promised they will punish anyone disrupting what they consider a most sacred observance. february 11th marks the day when the shah's reign fell. >>> it's a situation of worldly concern, so we wanted to get your opinions on the subject and for that we hit the streets with our cameras in tow. >> i'm joe carter and this is "views from the street." we're talking politics, sports, health care, topics that are affecting you and your life. if you have an opinion, we'll see you on the street. you know, we have some video here sort of graphic video, if y
that's the focus of demonstrations today in washington. organizers with the march for life will hold a rally at the national mall followed by a march down constitution avenue to the supreme court and to the u.s. capitol. the group is calling for legislators to overturn roe versus wade. >>> as this 31st anniversary of the iranian revolution approaching, there are kaults f calls for a massive demonstration against the government. they continue appearing on social networking sights. the...
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power is back on at washington's reagan national airport. for a few hours it was out, and that caused a pretty big mess. all departures and arrivals were put on hold, and tsa screening was stopped for a while. it's not clear exactly what caused the outage. a spokesperson said a problem outside the facility interrupted power at the airport. the power company says the electrical problem is at the airport. whatever the case, it's all back up and going. >>> bitter cold temperatures are slamming much of the country this week, and some areas were literally knee-deep in snow. look at that. that's the bills game yes, buffalo bills. the snow was so intense, fans could hardly see the game. they're used to the snow, but that's even pretty intense for them. the area has been hit with around 2 1/2 feet of snow since christmas day. another one to two inches could fall today. some parts of indiana could get two inches per hour today. let's talk about florida. yes, florida. south florida. fruit growers are bracing for a possible freeze tonight. record lows
power is back on at washington's reagan national airport. for a few hours it was out, and that caused a pretty big mess. all departures and arrivals were put on hold, and tsa screening was stopped for a while. it's not clear exactly what caused the outage. a spokesperson said a problem outside the facility interrupted power at the airport. the power company says the electrical problem is at the airport. whatever the case, it's all back up and going. >>> bitter cold temperatures are...
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. >>> these are members of the navy leaving bethesda naval center outside washington today. they're initially going to baltimore and then board the usns comfort. it is basically a floating hospital with hundreds of doctors, nurses and technicians. it has 12 operating rooms, space for 1,000 hospital beds. admiral mike mullen expects between 9:00 and 12,000 american troops in haiti off the coast at least by monday. >> we just found out about it. >> we've been searching for like -- >> hope gets boosted a little more with each person pulled from the destruction. rescuers pulled an 11-year-old girl out of the rubble from the earthquake yesterday after agonizing fear that they would have to cut off her leg to get her out. she had been crying in pain, pinned under heavy debris. men worked through the day by hand. finally somebody showed up with a generator and electric saw to cut the concrete. she's badly hurt, been sent to a hospital. >>> a man trapped in a school was pulled out after an excruciating rescue. his father, a brother and friend were cutting away the debris that trappe
. >>> these are members of the navy leaving bethesda naval center outside washington today. they're initially going to baltimore and then board the usns comfort. it is basically a floating hospital with hundreds of doctors, nurses and technicians. it has 12 operating rooms, space for 1,000 hospital beds. admiral mike mullen expects between 9:00 and 12,000 american troops in haiti off the coast at least by monday. >> we just found out about it. >> we've been searching for...
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we got chris on the phone calling us from washington. chris, you're one of those parents who says it isn't always that black and white, right? chris, you there? >> caller: yes, i'm here. >> turn your tv down. >> caller: it's down. >> you're one of those parents who you were talking to our producer and you say you know what, it's not always that black and white, that the parents -- don't always assume the parents aren't trying their best. >> caller: no, it's not. in my case, i was a single parent and had my daughter for many years, nine years, and mother wasn't even around, no contact. and all my problems started when the mother came back into the contact after nine years. and i went and tried to go through the court system in our area in washington through a local county at a youth at risk program trying to get help for my daughter, and it just didn't seem to go anywhere with them. they kept wanting to give warnings. it was just pretty bad. >> so she wouldn't go to school? >> caller: yeah. even more than that. school was one of the issue
we got chris on the phone calling us from washington. chris, you're one of those parents who says it isn't always that black and white, right? chris, you there? >> caller: yes, i'm here. >> turn your tv down. >> caller: it's down. >> you're one of those parents who you were talking to our producer and you say you know what, it's not always that black and white, that the parents -- don't always assume the parents aren't trying their best. >> caller: no, it's not. in...
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the washington post says almost 1,000 children are in the process of being adopted by u.s. families. >> this photograph saul one mother has to hold onto as she waits for word out of haiti. she was in the process of adopting haitian twins before the earthquake last tuesday. the twins arrived, but she is worried if they got proper care. heart break is something she knows all too well. her husband was one of the 13 victims that died in the bridge collapse in minneapolis in 2007. >> i wasn't able to go down to the bridge and rescue my husband. now i'm not able to go to haiti and rescue my little kids. >> according to the state department web site, more than 3,000 families adopted from haiti last year. >> imagine if you had family living in haiti, you had no idea how they're doing after the earthquake or even if they're still alive. thousands of people going through that right now, and many have turned to ireport.com to post pictures of their loved ones that they're desperate to find any information they can on. so many people are using ireports that the site has devoted an enti
the washington post says almost 1,000 children are in the process of being adopted by u.s. families. >> this photograph saul one mother has to hold onto as she waits for word out of haiti. she was in the process of adopting haitian twins before the earthquake last tuesday. the twins arrived, but she is worried if they got proper care. heart break is something she knows all too well. her husband was one of the 13 victims that died in the bridge collapse in minneapolis in 2007. >> i...
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bob is calling us from washington, d.c. bob, what do you think when you hear that the government is getting fs in some pretty important categories? >> caller: i've got to agree with that. i tell you, i'm 76, born and raised in the washington area. you would think i would be pretty comfortable with my government by now. but i'm not. >> okay. >> caller: i think logistically, we're not going to be able to stop every terrorists who wants to get into this country one way or another and do something to us. but i don't think we're prepared at all to help in a national emergency, or a bio, chemical, nuclear emergency. i think my government's going to fail. and i think they to a great extent failed in haiti. because as close as we are, china was the first one into haiti. and the first one to set up a hospital down there. and the operating hospital was the israelis. where were we? >> what do you think is going wrong? >> caller: i think there's too many departments, too much red tape. >> bob, that was actually mentioned in the commiss
bob is calling us from washington, d.c. bob, what do you think when you hear that the government is getting fs in some pretty important categories? >> caller: i've got to agree with that. i tell you, i'm 76, born and raised in the washington area. you would think i would be pretty comfortable with my government by now. but i'm not. >> okay. >> caller: i think logistically, we're not going to be able to stop every terrorists who wants to get into this country one way or another...
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the central and northern rockies and high temperatures for the day are going to rise to 46 degrees in washington, d.c., 34 in boston, 41 in chicago. back to denver and up to billings. 20s, 30s, and 40s, 50 degrees in vegas, 54 in seattle, and miami and tampa with highs into the 70s. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> 11 days after an earthquake devastated haiti, we're finally getting an estimate of the number of people who died in the disaster. the toll is staggering and it's still going up. >>> some big-name stars turned out to support the victims of the quake. and even though the hope for haiti telethon is over, you can still help. >>> plus this amazing rescue you saw it live right here on hln. we'll hear from the firefighter who saved a dog stranded in a flood-swollen channel in los angeles. >>> and a 17-year-old high school student was expelled last year for having two shotguns in his truck. now that expulsion has been reversed. what the nra had to do with the decision. >>> i'm jennifer westhoven, welcome to hln news and views this saturday. we're now getting a p
the central and northern rockies and high temperatures for the day are going to rise to 46 degrees in washington, d.c., 34 in boston, 41 in chicago. back to denver and up to billings. 20s, 30s, and 40s, 50 degrees in vegas, 54 in seattle, and miami and tampa with highs into the 70s. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> 11 days after an earthquake devastated haiti, we're finally getting an estimate of the number of people who died in the disaster. the toll is...
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i am not optimistic that anyone in washington gets it at all. we have a call from minnesota. you're from the camp that the economy and fixing health care are tied together. >> yes, they are. >> explain that. >> i believe president obama should continue with the health care agenda because the cost of insuring an employee is too costly. work and insurance goes hand in hand. baby boomers are coming up to retirement age and we become a great strain on the government through medicare and medicaid. if the system is not fixed now, we, the people, will not be able to maintain or sustain that great number of people. i am tired of people talking about the government as if it's an alien body. we, the people, of the united states of america in order to form a more perfect union do hereby decree. remember that? but the republican party when they are not running the country into the ground seems to have successfully changed the minds of citizens to believe that we, the people, are not the government. >> okay. you're clearly very passionate. we always invite passionate calls. let me ask you
i am not optimistic that anyone in washington gets it at all. we have a call from minnesota. you're from the camp that the economy and fixing health care are tied together. >> yes, they are. >> explain that. >> i believe president obama should continue with the health care agenda because the cost of insuring an employee is too costly. work and insurance goes hand in hand. baby boomers are coming up to retirement age and we become a great strain on the government through...
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cnn was told washington, d.c. police are investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. you know, sorting room frers fact is going to take some time. there is an investigate under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizard also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation seriously. neither gilbert arenais or javaris crittenton could be reached for comment. >>> the president says it appears the suspected bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab was trained in al qaeda. al qaeda gave him explosives and marching orders. in his weekly address the president said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotel, restaurants and embassies including ours in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta air lines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect ma
cnn was told washington, d.c. police are investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. you know, sorting room frers fact is going to take some time. there is an investigate under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizard also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation seriously. neither gilbert arenais or javaris crittenton could be reached for comment. >>> the president says it appears the suspected bomber, umar...
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washington, d.c., the wind chill is only 34 so it's not quite as unbearable. watch out for lake effect snow, syracuse and lake erie, pennsylvania. this situation will actually get worse through the weekend, possibly up to a foot of snow. it is snowing right now in grand rapids and cal ma z -- kalamazo michigan. we're looking at changing conditions with fog in parts of the piedmont. lots of rain in atlanta. we thought it would turn into snow, but so far, so good. we have a look at your possible travel delays. i showed you some rain in atlanta. that's one of the places we're watching in terms of airport delays. we're going to show you those in a moment. we're watching out for delays across many cities, including chicago, possibly up to an hour. atlanta, delays could be up to an hour as well, rain and wind. and in cleveland, we'll look for light delays due to light snow, possibly up to an inch or two. christi? >> all right. bobbi, thank you. >>> there are new laws going up this year that are going to help you with your credit cards or even if you want to refinanc
washington, d.c., the wind chill is only 34 so it's not quite as unbearable. watch out for lake effect snow, syracuse and lake erie, pennsylvania. this situation will actually get worse through the weekend, possibly up to a foot of snow. it is snowing right now in grand rapids and cal ma z -- kalamazo michigan. we're looking at changing conditions with fog in parts of the piedmont. lots of rain in atlanta. we thought it would turn into snow, but so far, so good. we have a look at your possible...
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horizon bank in belgham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by seattle-based washington federal savings and loan association. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars this insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman said the number could be higher in 2010. >>> octomom, aka nadya suleman has won a court victory and won't have do worry about someone monitoring her family's money. a california appeals court denied a call for an independent guardian to watch over the children's finances. it ruled the petition was quote an unprecedented meritless effort by a stranger. and said there was no proof nadya suleman was engaging in financial misconduct. >>> if you want to see what the future looks like, head to vegas, that's the place to be. it's where the big consumer electronics show is going on with a load of high-tech gadgets on display. and hln's joe carter found out that some of them are going green. >> reporter: i've been hearing a
horizon bank in belgham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by seattle-based washington federal savings and loan association. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars this insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman said the number could be higher in 2010. >>> octomom, aka nadya suleman has won a court victory and won't have do worry about someone...
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washington, 46. 41 in denver. null 0 in l.a. and 77 in tampa and miami. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> the haiti earthquake, of course, was extremely difficult for everyone, including one haitian family living in new hampshire. >> all i was thinking, my sister, my sister. i tried to call. there was no answer. so, i was thinking i didn't have a sister anymore. >> finally, she got the news she hoped for and now the family is back together again. >>> a woman who survived the devastating earthquake in haiti is finally with her relatives in the u.s. she was reunited yesterday with her two sisters and other relatives who live in new hampshire. the two sisters say they didn't know for days whether she survived the earthquake. now they're just thrilled to have her there. >> now, until i see her -- when i see her coming and i was jumping, i said, she's alive! >> if you can imagine the celebration. the haitian woman brought her kids with her. her husband stayed behind to help relief efforts. >>> a $2 million fine has been cut dramati
washington, 46. 41 in denver. null 0 in l.a. and 77 in tampa and miami. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> the haiti earthquake, of course, was extremely difficult for everyone, including one haitian family living in new hampshire. >> all i was thinking, my sister, my sister. i tried to call. there was no answer. so, i was thinking i didn't have a sister anymore. >> finally, she got the news she hoped for and now the family is back together...
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miserable for at that lot of people from texas to washington. they are dealing with the aftermath of a powerful winter storm. >>> organizers of tonight's grammy award show say expect an extravagant tribute to michael jackson. >>> you're watching hln on the last day of january 2010. as always, great to see you. i'm susan hendricks. our top story, haitian authorities are detaining ten americans they have charged with child trafficking. the five men and five women are from an idaho-based charity called new life children's refuge. now, the group says it thought the 33 children were orphans and it was going to house them in the dominican republic. one member claims dominican officials agreed to allow them in without the required paperwork. people in their hometown say they are on a god-given mission. >> i'm convinced that nothing will stand in the way of him accomplishing his purpose through this whole team. and i know that even as we speak and the ten people that are sitting in the haitian jail right now are convinced of the same. >> the haitian gov
miserable for at that lot of people from texas to washington. they are dealing with the aftermath of a powerful winter storm. >>> organizers of tonight's grammy award show say expect an extravagant tribute to michael jackson. >>> you're watching hln on the last day of january 2010. as always, great to see you. i'm susan hendricks. our top story, haitian authorities are detaining ten americans they have charged with child trafficking. the five men and five women are from an...
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it was at a restaurant in washington's dupont circle. michelle's mother was there as long with friends. and valerie jarrett was on hand to wish her a happy 46th. >>> and then obama travels to boston today to drum up support for martha coakley. we look at the last-minute push. >> reporter: it was an impressively large and boisterous crowd that gathered for an outdoor rally with republican candidate, scott brown. campaigning beside him, former republican governor, bill wells. >> i think he is an exciting candidate. >> reporter: martha began her day with vicky kennedy. >> teddy always told me when you are in a fight, nobody like organized labor to have on your side. he talked about our march for progress. you were there. martha coakley is about the march for progress. >> coakley is in the fight of her life, up against somebody that was not supposed to be what scott has done. >> my message is resonating. there is no fairness left in massachusetts because of the one-party system and there is no fairness left in washington. >> reporter: you kn
it was at a restaurant in washington's dupont circle. michelle's mother was there as long with friends. and valerie jarrett was on hand to wish her a happy 46th. >>> and then obama travels to boston today to drum up support for martha coakley. we look at the last-minute push. >> reporter: it was an impressively large and boisterous crowd that gathered for an outdoor rally with republican candidate, scott brown. campaigning beside him, former republican governor, bill wells....
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deputy political director paul steinhauser joins us live from washington. how likely is it that a republican will be in a seat that's been in democratic hands since, what, 1952? >> chuck, very possible, and, you know, scott brown, he's a state senator up there. he's trying to become the first massachusetts republican since 1972 to win any u.s. senate seat in massachusetts. as you mentioned, this senate seat, the late senator ted kennedy's seat had been in democratic hants going back to the '50s tp scott brown has been campaigning nonstop. this is a brand new poll from massachusetts just out in the last hour from american research group. it indicates that brown is up by seven points over martha coakley. she's the democratic state attorney general. that's a jump of four points for brown from a previous poll done just over the weekend. other surveys indicate this race is too close to call. because of that, barack obama, the president higmself, he was p in massachusetts yesterday with coakley at a big rally in the boston area, northeastern university, and today
deputy political director paul steinhauser joins us live from washington. how likely is it that a republican will be in a seat that's been in democratic hands since, what, 1952? >> chuck, very possible, and, you know, scott brown, he's a state senator up there. he's trying to become the first massachusetts republican since 1972 to win any u.s. senate seat in massachusetts. as you mentioned, this senate seat, the late senator ted kennedy's seat had been in democratic hants going back to...
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the train was traveling from new york to washington, d.c. at the time, and the girl was struck in middle river, maryland, about ten miles northeast of baltimore. police say ann marie stickle was walking with a friend on the tracks and the train hit her from behind. the friend wasn't hurt. amtrak reopened its tracks. some trains on the northeast corridor have been delayed for more than two hours. >>> the nationwide cold snap is so extreme it has turned deadly. four people have died, all of them in tennessee. they include an alzheimer's patient in nashville and three men in the memphis area. one of them was a 68-year-old man who hadn't turned on the heat in his home. what makes this cold snap so unusual is how long this thing is sticking around. we're seeing one day after another of bitter cold. may not get relief until next week. the national weather service issued hard freeze warnings this morning for much of northern florida and parts of other gulf coast states as well. florida strawberry farms are bracing for the worst and hoping, of cours
the train was traveling from new york to washington, d.c. at the time, and the girl was struck in middle river, maryland, about ten miles northeast of baltimore. police say ann marie stickle was walking with a friend on the tracks and the train hit her from behind. the friend wasn't hurt. amtrak reopened its tracks. some trains on the northeast corridor have been delayed for more than two hours. >>> the nationwide cold snap is so extreme it has turned deadly. four people have died, all...
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new york, washington, d.c. and chicago, only 23 degrees. for hln, i'm meters karen mcginness. >>> a man keeps having near-misses with cars, almost crashing through his front door. he blames the road he lives on. >> it's very dangerous curve. very dangerous. >> you can imagine, the latest incident has him telling the town to fix his street. 25 >>> three cars have crashed into an ohio couple's property in the last three years. ron woods says a woman veered off the road in front of his home and landed in his front yard just yesterday. he lives on a very curvy road and he's even put up a retention wall for some kind of protection. it actually helped this time around. the driver could have come right through his home. >> we've ha lot of people in our front yard. it's very dangerous curve. very dangerous. people that don't know the road, i don't know what it is, they just seem to forget. or if they know the road, forget it. or if they don't know the road, forget it. >> the road has flashing lights and a yellow sign. but he said the street should
new york, washington, d.c. and chicago, only 23 degrees. for hln, i'm meters karen mcginness. >>> a man keeps having near-misses with cars, almost crashing through his front door. he blames the road he lives on. >> it's very dangerous curve. very dangerous. >> you can imagine, the latest incident has him telling the town to fix his street. 25 >>> three cars have crashed into an ohio couple's property in the last three years. ron woods says a woman veered off the...
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wall street's eyes were all on washington today. and stocks were in the red for much of the session as two of the nation's top money men were on capitol hill. but the federal reserve released a slightly more upbeat view on the economy. now, as expected, fed chief ben bernanke and company held interest rates study at a range near zero, citing inflation as a minimal risk. the fed says economy continues to strengthen and job losses are slowing, but that back lenk len is still contracting. and tim geithner answered questions about the bailout of aig. he said he had no involvement in an attempt by federal regulators to withhold crucial information from the public. he says he removed himself from day to day operations because of his nomination to be treasury secretary. that's the latest from here, richelle. back to you. >> it's been a tough year for mr. geithner. >> probably the toughest of his life, at least professionally. >> thank you so much. police in virginia are looking far killer after identifying the remains of virginia tech stud
wall street's eyes were all on washington today. and stocks were in the red for much of the session as two of the nation's top money men were on capitol hill. but the federal reserve released a slightly more upbeat view on the economy. now, as expected, fed chief ben bernanke and company held interest rates study at a range near zero, citing inflation as a minimal risk. the fed says economy continues to strengthen and job losses are slowing, but that back lenk len is still contracting. and tim...
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gilbert arenas, the washington wizards star who is known as a jokester and prankster husband subdued inside the courtroom. he pleaded guilty to gun possession without a license. he won't know if he's going to prison until he's sentenced. he could face probation to five years in jail. he's currently suspended indefinitely from the nba without pay. the contract with the wizards could be in jeopardy. >>> haiti native samuel dalembert. matched donations made by any 76ers fan. he plans to charter a plane to his home country as soon as he can get border clearance. hen trick motor sports is lending an airplane and two flight crews to haiti. they will send support teams. the first is schedule d to leav this morning. there's no time line for how long the plane and personnel will be on loan. >>> finally, i have video you have to see. ellis, plays for golden state. you are normally used to seeing shots like this from lebron james. he's making a trick shot, not once, not twice, but actually four times in a row. this is not a replay you are seeing. this is four attempts in a row, all on camera. a
gilbert arenas, the washington wizards star who is known as a jokester and prankster husband subdued inside the courtroom. he pleaded guilty to gun possession without a license. he won't know if he's going to prison until he's sentenced. he could face probation to five years in jail. he's currently suspended indefinitely from the nba without pay. the contract with the wizards could be in jeopardy. >>> haiti native samuel dalembert. matched donations made by any 76ers fan. he plans to...
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deirdre is calling from washington state. you have an immigrant. you probably have an interesting perspective. >> caller: i am not an immigrant but the daughter of an immigrant. i have no problem helping people out, letting people have benefits such as in-state tuition, but i think as other people have pointed out the most important word is they are illegally here in the united states. as soon as you start giving benefits to illegal situations you set yourself up to a slippery slope where you cannot hold other people accountable for other illegal actions. it has nothing to do with race. it has nothing to do with anything like that. it has to do with the fact be legal first and get the legal benefits. >> i respect what you are saying. it is about the rule of law. i get that. let me ask you this, if these are people clearly trying to better themselves and have been here for years and clearly not going anywhere, is there something to be said looking at it as an investment in them and if they get a degree they may have something to offer society if you
deirdre is calling from washington state. you have an immigrant. you probably have an interesting perspective. >> caller: i am not an immigrant but the daughter of an immigrant. i have no problem helping people out, letting people have benefits such as in-state tuition, but i think as other people have pointed out the most important word is they are illegally here in the united states. as soon as you start giving benefits to illegal situations you set yourself up to a slippery slope where...
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just south of washington, d.c. there was a time we were thinking the storm would hit d.c. harder. we'll see a couple of inches but nowhere near as much as you'll see to the south. ice for areas into tennessee, northern mississippi, it's going to be treacherous out there. right now the threat for new orleans is heavy rain. that's i-10 you're looking at right in the center of louisiana. in lafayette, baton rouge, hammered with powerful thunderstorms, gusty winds and even deadly lightning strikes. very serious situation there. now, not really related to the storm but also very newsworthy, the temperatures in the northeast have plummeted. it was in the 50s this week in new york city. well, right now it's 21 in manhattan. it is 19 degrees in boston. portland at 20. oh, well that's just the actual temperature. the windchill factor takes it down to 3 in portland, 2 in boston and 10 in new york. and look up towards montreal. if you're in canada right now, negative 26 is what it feels like there. the wind is affecting travel. we have lighter delays. i anticipate them to grow and expand acr
just south of washington, d.c. there was a time we were thinking the storm would hit d.c. harder. we'll see a couple of inches but nowhere near as much as you'll see to the south. ice for areas into tennessee, northern mississippi, it's going to be treacherous out there. right now the threat for new orleans is heavy rain. that's i-10 you're looking at right in the center of louisiana. in lafayette, baton rouge, hammered with powerful thunderstorms, gusty winds and even deadly lightning strikes....